Forest City in Rutherford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rutherford County Memorial

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 21, 2008

1. Rutherford County Memorial Marker

Inscription. In (sic) memorian
Rutherford County boys who made the
supreme sacrifice
[List of names]

Erected by American Legion Post 24.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 35° 20.016′ N, 81° 51.853′ W. Marker is in Forest City, North Carolina, in Rutherford County. It is on E. Main Street 0.1 miles east of Mill Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Forest City NC 28043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Police Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Forest City Confederate Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Burnt Chimney (about 500 feet away); Elisha Baxter (about 800 feet away); Forest City (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memorial Trees (approx. 0.2 miles away); Building the Community Connector (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forest City.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 21, 2008

2. Rutherford County Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,129 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.